NatFoods employees arrested for theft of US$162k

Zim Now Writer

Two National Foods Limited employees have been nabbed for stealing US$162 040 from the company’s safe after tampering with security cameras.

Edward Davirai Mudowaya, 34, who was deployed at National Foods by Safeguard Security, and Charlotte Tarisai Munetsi, 36, a debtor’s clerk, yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Evelyn Mashavakure to answer to charges of theft.

Mashavakure remanded the two to today for bail application.

It is alleged that last Tuesday, Mudowaya connived with Munetsi to leave a cash safe in an office drawer after knocking off.

Mudowaya also allegedly did not activate the security alarm of her office door, although she knew she had left US$304 093 inside the safe.

Very early the following morning, Mudowaya reportedly tampered with the security system, and stopped all cameras from recording movements at the time the money went missing.

At around 7:30am, the loss control officer – Bhoki Nyambo – received a phone call from one of the CCTV operators saying the debtors’ clerk and cashier’s office door was open and that the safe was also open.

Nyambo proceeded to the office and noticed some signs of forced entry at the grill gate lock to the office and he filed a police report.

On arrival, police saw bundles of cash in the safe and on the floor, which totalled US$142 053.

The cashier claimed that she had locked her doors when she knocked off and that there was US$304 093 in the safe.

However, further investigations led to the two’s arrest.